Dust-pan.



Patented July 6, 1909.

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DUST PAN.

APPLIOATIOIIIILIID DOT. 30, 1907.

ARTHUR W. DEVOL, OF DEMOREST, GEORGIA.

DUST-PAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application filed. October 30, 1907. Serial No. 399,859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. DEvoL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Demorest, in the county of Habersham and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dust-Pans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a dust pan, the object of the invention being to provide a dust pan which is extremely simple and durable in construction and one in which dust can be swept into the pan without the necessity of stooping to manipulate the pan.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of devices hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section thereof, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the roller employed with my invention.

In the drawings 1 designates the dust pan of my improvement which, as shown comprises sides 2 and top 3, both of which are preferably constructed of wood, and the back and bottom 4 preferably constructed of tin and secured to the sides and top by the nails or other securing devices 5. Near the mouth of the dust pan the tin forming the bottom 4, is upwardly inclined as at 6 and thence downwardly inclined as at 7, the extremity of the tin being formed into the lip or bend to which is secured the apron 8. The apron 8 is constructed of spring steel and extends in a direct line with inclination 7, beyond the mouth of the pan a suitable distance so that its extremity is below the bottom of the dust pan. Secured to the bottom of the pan at its rear extremity are a pair of spring arms 9 formed at their outer extremities with the bearings 10 in which the roller 11 is adapted to be pivotally secured. The roller 11, extends below the pan and is beveled from its center toward its ends so as to present a single bearing surface 12, thus allowing the apron 8 to at all times lie its full length on the floor, as well as reducing friction in the rotation of the roller and providing for the easy manipulation of the pan. Secured to and extending upwardly from the top 3 of the pan is a handle 14, having secured near its upper end the broom clasp 15, by which a broom of any ordinary construction may be attached.

From the above description it will be apparent that the steel apron 8 is securely retained in a direct line upon the inclined portion 7 by the loop connection, it being understood that the .loops of the apron and the inclined portion 7 are tightly secured together, and while this construction affords a substantially rigid joint it at the same time allows suliicient resiliency so that the apron may give as the pan is pressed downwardly toward the floor. It will be also noted that by constructing the arms 9, comprising the bearings of the roller of resilient material, these arms will bend when the pan is forced downwardly, thus permitting a forward movement of the apron toward the dirt to be collected and allowing the dirt to be easily gathered upon the apron and deposited within the pan. It will be further noted that by constructing the roller in a double frusto-conical formation the bearing weight is directed toward the center of the roller and the lip of the apron S is retained at all times in contact with the floor when the device is in use and that the pan may be readily moved from place to place by being tilted rearwardly so as to raise the apron 8 away from the floor thus obviating the necessity of raisingthe pan while being moved.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A dust pan provided with sides, a top and a back and bottom, the bottom having its front formed with a V-shaped portion secured to the sides of the pan, the free end of the bottom being bent to form a lip, a spring apron also provided with. a lip rigidly secured to the lip of the edge of the bottom, said apron being free to work between the sides and extending at an angle to and below the bottom of the pan, a flexible bearing secured to and projecting rearwardly from the bottom of the pan at each side thereof, and a roller of a length approximately equaling the width of the pan tapering from its center toward and mounted at its ends in the bearings, and said roller extending below the level of the pan bottom.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR W. DEVOL.

\Vitnesses GEO. W. PEAsn, A. A. SArroRn. 

